St. Paul daily globe., 1887-07-04
AN IOWA YOUTHS MoDEsTY
Asking Stranger for $4,000 as
a Starter in Life.

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San Francisco Chronicle.
Modesty does not seem to grow to any
great height in Iowa. This is, verbatim
ct literatim, copy of letter received
by wealthy lady of this city few days
ago. We leave it to speak for itself:
DEAR MADAM-For God sake read
all of this letter. You may be surprised
to receive letter from me, but please
excuse me. Mrs. - am about to
tell and ask you something that will
surprise you, please excuse me; have
two Cousins who are ahead of me, my
Fathers Brothers boys; they have a
small farm peace worth about $1,000
peace, and a small stock and property,
they ars really worth about $1,000
peace, and there Father give that to them.
Mrs. -, they make fun of me be-
cause l have not anything, talk about
me, l will have something some day. l
will have to work my lifetime to get
start, and then when get ready to live
l will be old enough to die. l tell you
what would like to have enough to-
buy these cousins out, oh! wouldn't
they open their eyes, it would be the
richest thing that ever happened, now,
Mrs. -, if you will letme have or give
me sum of money to start a farm and
buildings and tiXurS to go on it. Oh!
how happy you would make me.
would tell you the kind of farm would
like and the things to go on it. thirty
large amount to me, but | suppose
small one to you. 1t would be no more
to you than 30 cents to me L suppose.
An! maybe / am SupoSing to much,
if had such a farm | could look up
to society a little higher than in
my present condition. l might MARIE
rich, the richest farmer in this County is
worth 100000, the general thing they
are worth $1,000 to $4,000 all through
Iowa. Oh! if l only had $4,000. l.
know how to invest it and run it. have
District school education and under
stande all about farming and stocking.
all l lack is the Capitally or money to
go ahead with. intelligent, able, quail
fied capable of running such farm L can
send you recommends from the most
prominent farmers hear, if you wish.
Mrs. -, cannot see why some Of
these wealth people in New York city,,
Boston, Chicago, Sacramento, San Fran
cisco and other places instead of give so
much money to library's colleges,
Churches, and &c why don't they give
to young men so much to each one il
such young men can be found give to a
young man enough to buy farm ana ilX-
lures, it would be some new thing, think
of this as if 1 stood talking this al[
to you looking in the eyes. l will send
my picture if you wish so you can see
what kind of looking person | am.
Why, Mrs. -, there are lots Of rich
folks in the United States that buy pic
turs to hank on the walls that cost from
S25, 900 to $4,000 and ware Sapphires
pearl necklaces emerald's Solitaire'S
dimons that $50, ,0O0, 800, 600, $3.50, 600 now
if they would get along without one OF
them jewels or picturs and they would
not miss much, and OH how happy it
would make some young man If he only
knows how to use it. please excuse mel
for writing so long a letter. | suppose
you will be tired and sick of it before
you get it half read.
Will explain how 1 saw your name
and where you live by sending small
piece of paper cut from newspaper;
| am not crazy, nor will it make me so If
you don't send either. Respectfully
1